vacant Copy link Outline I. Of space1. văcuus (of space which has been filled or is intended to be filled)2. ĭnānis, e (empty)II. Of an officeIII. Legal term, of property without a masterIV. Unoccupied, idleV. Void of thought or knowledge • vacant: I. Of space: 1. văcuus (of space which has been filled or is intended to be filled): Cic. 2. ĭnānis, e (empty): v. empty. To be v., văco, 1: the whole upper part of the house is v., tota domus superior vacat, Cic. Att. 12, 10. II. Of an office: văcuus: he conferred the v. priests' offices on others, sacerdotia v. contulit in alios, Tac. A. 12, 40. Phr.: a post is v., locus vacat: v. vacancy. III. Legal term, of property without a master: văcuus: Cic. de Or. 3, 31, 122. To be v., vaco, 1: Paul.: Ulp. IV. Unoccupied, idle: văcuus: quoniam v. sumus, Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 13: v. leisure. (Phr.: at leisure.) V. Void of thought or knowledge: perh. mentis sive consilii vacuus: v. thoughtless, stupid.